Sled-runner



'UNITED STATES'v PATENT OFFICE..

ARON M. CARLSON, OF PIERRE, SOUTH DAKOTA.

SLED-RUNNER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 595,872, dated December21, 1897.

Application filed May 8,1897. Serial No. 635,654. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom t may concern:

Beit known that LARON M. CARLSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Pierre, in the county of I-Iughes and State of. SouthDakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSled-Runners; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to detachable sleighrunners for vehicle-wheels; andthe object is to provide a simple, convenient, and effective runner fortemporary attachment to a vehiclewheel.

To this end the novelty consists in the construction, combination, andarrangement of the same, as will be hereinafter more fully described,and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings the same reference-characters indicate thesame parts of the invention.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle, showing my improvedsleigh-runners xed in place. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of one ofthe runners. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the runner detached from theWheel. Fig. 4 is a rear end View of the same. Fig. 5 is a transversesection.

1 represents the base-plate, upon which the Wheel rests.

2 2- represent longitudinal vertical guideflanges xed to the base-plateand formed with forwardly and upwardly projecting ends 3 3, which form acontinuation of the beveled forward end of the base-plate.

5 represents the runner iron or shoe extending from the forwardprojecting ends 3 3 down around the bottom of the base-plate.

6 represents the transverse chock block or cleat extending across therear end of the base-plate and between it and the contiguous ends of theguide-anges 2 2.

7 represents a rearwardly-inclined groove extending between the parallelwalls of the guide-flanges, and it is formed by cutting away a portionof the cleat 6 and the contiguous upper face of the base-plate to forman easy passage for the wheelup over the cleat and into the base-platebetween the flanges 2 2.

8 represents a longitudinal brace fixed between the forward endsA of theflanges 2 2 by the transverse bolts 9 9, and the rear side of this braceis provided with a curved seat 8', in which the lower forward portion ofthe wheel snugly rests.

10 represents a link extending through an inclined orifice 11 in theforward-end of the brace 8, so as to encompass the bolt 9, and itsprojecting eye 12 engages the hook 13 on the rear end of the chain 13',secured to the outer end of the auxiliary doubletree 14, f ulcru med ona bolt 15, extending through the tongue 1G on a fixed bevel-faced block17, secured to the under side of the tongue and at such an angle thatthe draft will be alined with the runner.

18 represents the usual doubletree, fulcrumed on the bolt 19 on top ofthe tongue.

The runners engaging the rear wheels are similar in construction tothose employed on the front wheels, and their chains are connected toany suitable point on the afterreach.

2O represents a detachable wedge-shaped block, which is inserted betweenthe rear ends of the parallel arms after the runner is in place on thewheel, and said block is secured in place by a transverse pin 21,passing through the flanges 2, so as to act as a rear check and assistin holding the wheel in place.

This runner will be found convenient and effectual in the northwesterncountry where the snow drifts, so as to leave long stretches of bareroad intervening stretches covered with snow, and in such instances therunners can be attached or removed in a few moments from a loaded teamjust as effectually as though the vehicle were light.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new anduseful, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, 1s

In detachable sleigh-runners for vehicle` wheels, the combination of thebase-plate 1, having the longitudinal,parallel guide-flan ges 2 2, thetransverse cleat 6 provided with the rearwardly-inclined groove 7, thelongitudinal brace S secured between the forward ends of said -(Lngesand provided with the curved Seat 8', the link 10 secured in said brace,the auxiliary doubletree 14: .fulcrurned on the bevel-face block 17fixed to the under side of the tongue, the chain 13' connecting` saidlink and doubletree, :L chock-block 2O oeeupying the groove 7, and atransverse pin 21 passing through the longitudinal flanges and holdingthe blo'ok secured, substantially as described. 1o

In testimony whereof I afix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

ARON M. CARLSON. NVitnesses:

THOMAS BRAKE, S. C. YARNELL.

